Imamoglu clashed with the judge as he was denied permission to speak on entering the courtroom and was told he would address the court last. He said the court should 'respect the right of people to defend themselves.' But the judge refused, prompting chants of 'shame!' in support of the opposition leader from the viewing gantry.
Judge Dolly Gee expressed skepticism at the government's request to end the Flores agreement, which mandates that immigrant children are safe and not held unreasonably long.